Shloka 112

अध्याय ८२ — व्यपोहनस्तवः (पापव्यपोहन-स्तोत्रम्)

Devanagari script

व्यपोहनस्तवं दिव्यं यः पठेच्छृणुयादपि विधूय सर्वपापानि रुद्रलोके महीयते

Transliteration

vyapohanastavaṃ divyaṃ yaḥ paṭhecchṛṇuyādapi vidhūya sarvapāpāni rudraloke mahīyate

Translation

Кто читает — или даже лишь слушает — этот божественный гимн Вьяпохана, стряхнув с себя все грехи, почитается и возвышается в мире Рудры (Рудралоке).

Word by Word

• व्यपोहन-स्तवम्: the sin-removing hymn

• दिव्यम्: divine, celestial

• यः: whoever

• पठेत्: may recite/recites

• शृणुयात् अपि: or even hears

• विधूय: having shaken off, having cleansed away

• सर्व-पापानि: all sins

• रुद्र-लोके: in the world/realm of Rudra

• महीयते: is revered, is glorified

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya, giving the phala-shruti of the stava)

Characters & Entities

• Rudra
• Shiva

FAQs

What is the importance of this verse in the context of Linga worship?

It states the phala (spiritual result) of Shiva-oriented praise: recitation or even hearing the hymn purifies papa (sin) and leads the devotee toward Rudra’s realm—affirming bhakti and shravana as effective limbs of Linga-centered devotion.

How does this verse describe the nature of Shiva (Shiva-tattva)?

Shiva is implied as Pati (the Lord) whose grace removes pasha (bondage manifesting as papa/impurity). Access to Rudraloka signifies nearness to Rudra and elevation of the pashu (individual soul) through divine sambandha (connection).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Stotra-patha (recitation) and stotra-shravana (devotional hearing) are highlighted as purificatory practices; they function as Shaiva sadhana that supports Pashupata-aligned inner purification and merit leading toward higher lokas.